Peri menopause - very heavy bleeding

[MajesticWhine]

Just wondered if this is normal? I'm 49. Periods are becoming a bit less regular. Last cycle was 6 weeks, now suddenly my period has come and is extremely heavy. Soaking a super plus tampon in half an hour. Clots and clumps tumbling out. My bathroom looks like a murder has taken place.
Never had anything like this in my life, not even post childbirth. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this just a part of the joy of perimenopause?

I had exactly that. Aged 53-54. Extremely heavy bleeding. Now 55 and my periods have just stopped this year. It’s really weird! I know nothing about the menopause.

Not me but my mother used to flood. But you might want to get it checked out too. She ended up having a D and C and they found cancerous cells.

Same here from mid 40s. First I had Tranexamic acid, which helped a bit, but still heavy periods, just not quite as long. Then had a mirena coil fitted which did the trick within about 6 months. At the same time as having the coil fitted I had a biopsy to rule out anything sinister.

Yes I get that every few months (am still regular but don’t get the ridiculously heavy ones every month). Probably started at about 47. I’m now 52. I feel completely worn out and emotional too.

I had this last week, two weeks after my normal period I had the heaviest one I’ve ever had. Like you it looked like a murder scene. I lost so many hand sized clots, I was actually quite scared. I called my dr who wasn’t very interested, just told me to do a pregnancy test 🤷‍♀️. I’m 40, now wondering if this is the start of peri for me( mum was 41). Due a smear so will book this week. Nothing to add to help you OP but I was really quite scared and shocked at the blood loss

I’m fifty one and going through this now, in fact my period started yesterday and I feel exhausted I’m bleeding really heavily. I woke up in the night and had to run to the loo as I could feel it chugging out of me. It’s pure shit.

I had this and it turns out I had endometrial polyps. Worth seeing if you can get an ultrasound.

Yes that feeling of it almost pumping out is quite sickening, I was actually in Asda when I felt an enormous flood and had to rush home. Cried when I walked in! jumped in the shower and lost more enormous clots, I did feel quite sorry for myself 😞

@oneglassandpuzzled is that the same as endometriosis?

I also have pelvic pain (still)

Yes, I'm 51 and had this for three months in a row, then it went back to normal for a couple of months and the last one was of the murder scene type too. I've had zero other menopausal symptoms.

@BippityBobbityBoo

I had this last week, two weeks after my normal period I had the heaviest one I’ve ever had. Like you it looked like a murder scene. I lost so many hand sized clots, I was actually quite scared. I called my dr who wasn’t very interested, just told me to do a pregnancy test 🤷‍♀️. I’m 40, now wondering if this is the start of peri for me( mum was 41). Due a smear so will book this week. Nothing to add to help you OP but I was really quite scared and shocked at the blood loss

I would get this checked out. I had this at the same age and it turned out to be fibroids. I had them removed

And the bleeding lasted 12 days

Sounds like this is a reasonable common experience then? I will check it out with GP. I doubt anything is very wrong as I had an ultrasound earlier this year to investigate very tiny amount of postcoital bleeding and nothing wrong was seen then. But it's a bit of a shock. Good job I'm WFH.

@Thewoodfromthetrees thanks!
Dr was so disinterested. Would it be checked in a smear? Blood tests?

I had this. After sitting down for an hour was almost too sacred to get up..whoosh, absolutely horrendous. I had the Mirena fitted and periods stopped completely.

@MajesticWhine sorry I’ve hijacked your thread!

How do you know you’re peri? Do you get tested? Genuine question

I don't think there is a test for it. I am assuming because of my age and my cycle being irregular.

@BippityBobbityBoo do you have private health insurance, as you can book an appointment with a gynae who may recommend a transvaginal scan

Mine are getting heavier and a lot more clotting. I'm 41. I think I am in peri menopause as the mood swings etc are creeping in.

@MajesticWhine ok, thanks. Hope you manage to find some answers and help

@Thewoodfromthetrees no, no private cover.

It's totally normal for your periods to change in your mid 40s. Mine went exactly as OP describes and it was miserable. After 18 months of it I saw my GP and ended up with a Mirena coil which stopped the bastard things completely and for good.

[quote BippityBobbityBoo]@oneglassandpuzzled is that the same as endometriosis?

I also have pelvic pain (still)[/quote]
It’s not 🙂 They are little growths that are usually benign but need checking post-menopause just in case.

I'm 50 and I've bled this month for 23 days on and off some days light then really heavy and clots. Ghastly. Am getting a mirena next week to see if it helps.

I have experienced this last few days . I’ve been very tearful and achy a few
Days before period . I have lost so many large clots and changing tampons every 30 mins (lilletts ultra the most absorbent on market ) . Feel washed out with it . I’m 45 .

My periods are exactly the same - a gushing, flooding, clotted blood bath for a couple of days - and have been for a year or 2. I'm 44. They've always been heavy but now it's a whole different level. I'm about to try going on the pill to see if that helps. I'm tempted by mirena but I know some women hate it and you can't easily change your mind. At least with the pill I can stop taking it if I have problems with side effects.